Starting, stopping and viewing the current application status

This Help provides information related to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Windows. This information may be partially or completely inapplicable to Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Linux. For complete information about Kaspersky Endpoint Agent for Linux, please refer to the Help of the solution that includes the application: Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform or Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response.

To start, stop, or view the current Kaspersky Endpoint Agent status using the command line interface:

  1. On the device, run a command line interpreter (for example, Command Prompt cmd.exe) with the permissions of the local administrator.
  2. Using the cd command, navigate to the folder where the Agent.exe file is located.

    For example, you can type the following command cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kaspersky Lab\Endpoint Agent\" and press ENTER.

  3. Run the following command and press ENTER:

    agent.exe --product=<start|stop|state> [--pwd=<current user password>]

    Command parameters when starting, stopping, and viewing the current state of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent

    Parameter

    Description

    --product=<start|stop|state>

    Allows you to start, stop or view the current application status.

    • --product=<start> – starts the application.
    • --product=<stop> – stops the application.

      If password protection is configured for the application, a password is required to execute the --product=<stop> command.

    • --product=<state> – displays the current state of the application: started or stopped.

    --pwd=<current user password>

    Allows you to specify the password of the user whose account is used to execute the command.

Return codes of the --product=<start|stop|state> command:

See also

Managing Kaspersky Endpoint Agent activation

Managing Kaspersky Endpoint Agent authentication

Configuring tracing

Configuring creation of dump files

Viewing information about quarantine settings and quarantined objects

Actions on quarantined objects

Managing integration settings with KATA Central Node component

Running Kaspersky Endpoint Agent database and module update

Protecting the application with password

Protecting application services with PPL technology

Managing self-defense settings

Managing event filtering

Managing network isolation

Managing Standard IOC Scan tasks

Managing YARA scan

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